(a) The department of children’s services and the department of human services shall collaborate to provide recommendations to the general assembly on resources and services specific to persons who are eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) years of age and who have been victims of child sex trafficking. The recommendations must identify existing services and supports, and must identify and address potential benefit gaps to persons who are victims of child sex trafficking.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-10-502

  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The departments may consult with private and nonprofit community partners that have knowledge of the specified population, and the partners may assist in the recommendations.
(c) Recommendations must be submitted to the judiciary committee of the senate and civil justice committee of the house of representatives by March 1, 2023.